Wait? I’m a Stuttering, One-Legged Cheetah?
It recently occurred to me during the course of...
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Category: Game Mastering
Create Interesting NPCs on the Fly with Short Order Heroes
Jesse Butler of Calico Games offered me an...
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Driftwood: Experience Points as Motivator
Ever notice how, in RPGs that grant PCs...
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My Final Five #5: There Are No Endings
This is my fifth article in my final five...
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Villainous Manifestations of Power: Cloaked Blades
How will your villain manifest their power this...
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Living The Dream…Game
We all have those games that we have always...
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Classical Play: Uniform Weapon Damage
Remember when all weapons did 1d6 damage? If you...
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Four Great GMing Books
Lately I’ve been on an RPG reading tear,...
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My Final Five #4: How RPGs Influence My Life
This is the fourth article in my final five...
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The Post Game Debriefing
With the new year, I started up a game of...
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Villainous Manifestations of Power
One trait for your villains is how they...
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After Action Report–Modern Horror Campaign
At the risk of being ‘that guy,’ I’m going to...
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How to Make a Drop Map
Building on the idea of die drop tables and...
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When the Darkness Comes
There will come a time, through no fault of your...
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Fair or Foul? Do-Overs
My last session was a perfect storm of...
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